Flat bar road bike for commuting?

[HJ]

Well spotted HJ, that's a lot of bike for the money.

It is the modern version of the bike I ride...

 

[HJ]

So far, I have test ridden a Raleigh route 3.0, a cannondale quick 6 and a trek 7.2 fx. I gotta say I like the trek the best so far. The quick 6 was uncomfortable, even in just the quick ride around the lot, and the raleigh didn't feel nearly as solid as the others did. I am still lookIng for a raleigh cadent ft1 that's big enough for a real test ride, and I can't find a sirrus to save my life. All the bike shops that carry specilized either switched to the quick or the crosstrail.

Just did a quick search for kona and norco, and unfortunately the nearest dealers are hundreds of miles away . Without a test a ride, I can't justify the money spent online, but they look like really nice choices, here in the us, this style of biking just isn't popular enough for them to be more prevelent I guess.

Aye, you'll have to take a holiday in Canada

 

[Xenri]

Test rode an ft1 finally and rather liked it. It's between the Raleigh ft1 and the trek 7.2fx. Any final opinions before I pull the trigger on this?

 

[Yellow Fang]

They're both nice bikes. I have a slight preference for the Raleigh, but they seem similar quality.